Although not officially announced by the organization, Siler confirmed the bout via Twitter.

UFC 154 takes place Nov. 17 at Montreal’s Bell Centre. In addition to the PPV main card, FX and Facebook are expected to carry the prelims.

With the UFC 154 main card, including a Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit title-unification bout, already announced, Silver vs. Elkins is expected to be part of the preliminary card.

Siler looks for his fourth straight win since a semifinal-round finish on “The Ultimate Fighter 14.” After topping Josh Clopton via decision at the show’s live finale, The Pit Elevated fighter posted an upset win over Cole Miller and then submitted Joey Gambino. Overall, the 25-year-old is 7-1 since a 2009 Palace Fighting Championships loss to current UFC contender Chad Mendes.

Elkins also looks for his fourth straight UFC win. After defeating Duane Ludwig (due to an injury) in his promotional debut, he suffered a submission loss to Charles Oliveira. However, since a drop from lightweight to featherweight, the 28-year-old Duneland Vale Tudo fighter has posted consecutive decision wins over Michihiro Omigawa, Zhang Tiequan and “TUF 14″ winner Diego Brandao.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?